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title: "12 Work Rest Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Work Rest quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Work Rest sayings and thoughts."
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> [Love turns work into rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/love-turns-work-into-rest/)

[Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/teresa-of-vila-1246_love_love-turns-work-into-rest-236374_236374.jpg)

> [I'm not in the type of work where you should rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-louboutin/i-m-not-in-the-type-of-work-where-you-should-rest/)

[Christian Louboutin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-louboutin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/christian-louboutin-1690_rest_i-m-not-in-the-type-of-work-where-you-sh_2656892.png)

> [Work first, and then rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/work-first-and-then-rest/)

[John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/john-ruskin-314_firsts_work-first-and-then-rest-1806251_1806251.jpg)

> [“O God, who is ever at work and ever at rest. May I be ever at work and ever at rest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine/o-god-who-is-ever-at-work-and-ever-at-rest-may-i-be-ever-at-work-and/)

[Saint Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-augustine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/saint-augustine-328_god_o-god-who-is-ever-at-work-and-ever-at-re_56940.png)

> [“Let me always be happy, so I can do my best, at home, at school, at work, at rest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-birks/let-me-always-be-happy-so-i-can-do-my-best-at-home-at-school-at-work/)

[Simon Birks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-birks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/simon-birks-278382_happiness_let-me-always-be-happy-so-i-can-do-my-be_881266.jpg)

> [I do not need any rest. I enjoy my work, and at work, I rest. I rest with my good work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiran-bedi/i-do-not-need-any-rest-i-enjoy-my-work-and-at-work-i-rest-i-rest-with/)

[Kiran Bedi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiran-bedi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/kiran-bedi-17608_enjoy_i-do-not-need-any-rest-i-enjoy-my-work-a_153477.jpg)

> [I always wanted to make sure my parents didn't have to work again for the rest of their lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deion-sanders/i-always-wanted-to-make-sure-my-parents-didn-t-have-to-work-again-for/)

[Deion Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deion-sanders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/deion-sanders-12587_father_i-always-wanted-to-make-sure-my-parents_994961.png)

> [“Always try to ensure that there is an even balance in your life between work, rest and play.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theresa-francis-cheung/always-try-to-ensure-that-there-is-an-even-balance-in-your-life/)

[Theresa Francis-Cheung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theresa-francis-cheung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/theresa-francis-cheung-39609_balance_always-try-to-ensure-that-there-is-an-ev_3038441.jpg)

> [“Work and rest in the proper proportions are fundamental to health and productivity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-somerville/work-and-rest-in-the-proper-proportions-are-fundamental-to-health-and/)

[Ann Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-somerville/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/ann-somerville-42232_health_work-and-rest-in-the-proper-proportions_1359741.jpg)

> [“If sitting makes you tired, you must work to take a rest!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/if-sitting-makes-you-tired-you-must-work-to-take-a-rest/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_rest_if-sitting-makes-you-tired-you-must-work_962406.jpg)

> [Work first and then rest. Work first, and then gaze, but do not use golden ploughshares, nor bind ledgers in enamel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/work-first-and-then-rest-work-first-and-then-gaze-but-do-not-use/)

[John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/118/john-ruskin-314_firsts_work-first-and-then-rest-work-first-and_2362742.jpg)

> [Relax. Knowing when to work and when to rest is key ... Allow your body to rejuvenate and be happy with who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/relax-knowing-when-to-work-and-when-to-rest-is-key-allow-your-body-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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